Changes To Hawaii Cannabis Dispensary Program On Governor's Desk

The state’s newly selected medical marijuana dispensary operators could be permitted to grow under natural sunlight, and advanced practice registered nurses might be allowed to certify new patients.

Those and other proposed changes to the dispensary law are included in the omnibus House Bill 2707, which is awaiting Gov. David Ige’s approval.

Industry proponents say the bill’s various amendments help make the state’s tightly regulated dispensary system easier for patients to navigate — and access.

For example, allowing advanced practice registered nurses the ability to certify patients would encourage more people to get registered into the program. A vast majority of Hawaii’s patients are certified by a handful of physicians.

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